Solidere International Takes Ajman’s Al Zorah to MIPIM Asia

Tuesday, November 18th 2008

Solidere International, one of the most prominent master and urban developers in the region, will bring its unique development initiatives to MIPIM Asia, the international property exhibition taking place at the Hong Kong International Convention & Exhibition Centre from November 19th to 21st. MIPIM Asia provides an exclusive platform for local developers to network with regional and international investors looking for opportunities in the Asia-Pacific... 

Michael B. McCook Joins Trikona Group as Senior Advisor

Monday, November 17th 2008

Trikona Group, which contributes to the growth of India by creating new asset classes around real estate and infrastructure, today announced that Michael B. McCook, former senior investment officer of real estate for the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), has joined Trikona Group as one of three senior advisors. Mr. McCook will advise the fund management division of the Trikona Group, having spent over 20 years in senior executive... 

Pinnacle Expands Established Commercial Management Department

Monday, November 17th 2008

Pinnacle, an international real estate management firm, has positioned itself to expand its commercial management division. Jim Long, the new vice president of commercial management as of October 30, will be responsible for operations and business development in the Pacific Northwest Region. His business development efforts will be targeting the Puget Sound marketplace. The leading multifamily property manager in Seattle and the leading third-party... 

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Announces Underwriters’ Exercise of Option to Purchase Additional 7,500,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock

Saturday, November 15th 2008

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc announced today the underwriters exercised their option to purchase 7,500,000 additional shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at an offering price of $3.77 per share. As a result, the estimated net proceeds of the offering have increased to approximately $207.1 million. CB Richard Ellis expects to use the proceeds from the sale for general corporate purposes. The offering is being conducted as a public offering... 

Ramsey-Shilling Negotiates 17,182 SF Medical Office Lease in Encino, CA

Saturday, November 15th 2008

Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc a full-service commercial real estate company based in Los Angeles, is pleased to announce Huntington Reproductive Center’s lease of 17,182 square feet of medical office space. This $9.4 million transaction has HRC part of the first and second floors at the Encino Arches, located at 15503 Ventura Boulevard in Encino, CA. Due to the lack of viable options for a large medical user, Ramsey-Shilling’s... 

ZipRealty to Present at the 2008 UBS Global Technology and Services Conference

Saturday, November 15th 2008

ZipRealty, Inc announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2008 UBS Global Technology and Services Conference on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. The presentation will begin at 3:45 PM Eastern Time. Investors and interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by visiting the Company’s website at www.ziprealty.com under the investor relations section. About ZipRealty, Inc. ZipRealty... 

RT Brokerage Services Sets Its Sights on Transforming the Real Estate Industry With Its Full-Service Hourly Real Estate Model

Thursday, October 30th 2008

Today’s online real estate consumers want three things: more information, professional expertise that helps them synthesize the information, and a means to leverage that information into some form of valued savings. “We’ve left the ‘more information’ aspect of the equation to the Zillows of the world, and focused exclusively on the delivery of professional expertise that simultaneously pencils out for the agent and passes... 

The Streets of Buckhead Pursues Certification for Environmentally Friendly Building and Construction

Thursday, October 30th 2008

A lifelong resident of Atlanta, Ben Carter has made an environmental commitment to the community by seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for his company’s luxury mixed-use development, The Streets of Buckhead. Featuring more than 500,000-square feet of world-class retail, dining and residences, The Streets of Buckhead will be one of the country’s most expansive and affluent developments to be awarded Silver... 

Redevelopment Risk Services Insures $22 Million San Francisco Environmental Cleanup

Monday, October 27th 2008

Redevelopment Risk Services, LLC (RRS), a business insurance brokerage specializing in environmental risk protection, has been selected to provide insurance services for the $22 million reclamation of the former Schlage Lock manufacturing facility in San Francisco, CA. This property and facility insurance enables the developer, Brownfield Partners, LLC, to undertake the liability transfer, environmental remediation, demolition and site preparation... 

FNC(R) to Help BancorpSouth with Mortgage Appraisal Processes

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008

BancorpSouth, one of the southeast region’s largest banks, will use FNC® technology to ensure regulatory compliance while streamlining its multi-channel appraisal process for their retail and home equity channels. Mortgage technology company FNC, Inc., creator of Collateral Headquarters(TM) (CHQ) — a workflow solution designed specifically for regional and community mortgage lenders — signed the Tupelo, Miss.-based bank on Sept....